300km for charity

Over a 16 day period, Donna Brown will swap the whiteboard marker and dress shoes for a pair of hiking boots as she prepares to walk for over 300 kilometres in Spain.

Lend a hand to Hugo Founder Luke Williams (Left), Donna Brown (Middle) & Speak Up! Stay ChatTY! Founder Mitch McPherson.

As part of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Northern Spain, Brown will walk from León to Santiago between July 1st - July 16th.

Throughout the 16-day journey, Brown will aim to raise $5,000, which will be divided equally via donations to both Lend a hand to Hugo and fellow Tasmanian charity, Speak up! Stay ChatTY! Brown will mix up her outfits in an additional incentive to raise awareness for the causes key messages including autism awareness, understanding of disability, as well as suicide prevention.

A school teacher herself, Brown was exposed to Lend a hand to Hugo's work through being a former teacher of LAHTH Founder Luke Williams at Sacred Heart College in Newtown.

As the current Director of Student Wellbeing at Mackillop College, Brown's ambition to raise funds for the two causes have expanded from personal experiences in various schools. In addition to this, Brown also sits on the Lend a hand to Hugo committee and is a continuous volunteer at charity events.

If you'd like to make a donation towards Brown's efforts, click here.

All funds donated to Lend a hand to Hugo will be placed into the charities' beneficiary drive, which will be distributed to benefit various families through the funding of learning resources and therapy tools this December.

Brown's hiking boots (above) will feature LAHTH Shoe laces.